IBS Pune Book Lovers' Forum

Books by Paulo Coelho @ N.J.Y. Memorial Library

1. The Pilgrimage has a very important place in the work of Paulo Coelho, not just because it is the first of his major books, but because of the complete way in which it expresses the humanity of Paulo’s philosophy and the depth of his search. On a legendary road across Spain, travelled by pilgrims of San Tiago, we find Paulo Coelho on a contemporary quest for ancient wisdom. This journey becomes a truly initiatory experience, and Paulo is transformed forever as he learns to understand the nature of truth through the simplicity of life.
2. Every few decades a book is published that changed the lives of the readers forever. Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist is such a book. This story teaches us, as only few can, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life’s path and above all following our dreams.
3. The Valkyries is a compelling account of his journey, as Paulo and his wife embark on a forty day quest into the searing heat of Mojave Desert, where they encounter the Valkyries, strange warrior women who travel the desert on motorcycles. It delivers a powerful message about forgiving our past and believing in our future.
4. By the River Piedra is a wonderful novel, with a poetic and transcendent narrative, that reflects all the mysteries of love and life. What happens when shyness prevents and adolescent love affair from developing? And what happens when, 11 years later, destiny brings the lovers together again?
5. Evoking all the drama and intrigue of the colorful, chaotic Middle East, Paulo Coelho turns the trials of Elijah into an inspiring story of how faith and love can ultimately triumph over suffering. The Fifth Mountain is a gripping and moving story of how one man can surmount tragedy and inspire a war torn city to rebuild itself.
6. Veronika decides to die follows Veronika through her intense Days as her experiences lead her to question the whole idea of what madness is, before she comes to realize that every second of existence is a choice that we all make between living and dying. This is a moving and uplifting song of life, one that reminds us that every moment in our lives is special and precious.
7. In The Devil and Miss Prym, Paulo Coelho dramatizes the struggle within every soul between light and darkness, and its relevance to our everyday struggles: to dare to follow our dreams, to have the courage to be different and to master the fear that prevents us from truly living. This is a story charged with emotion, in which the integrity of being human meets terrifying test.
8. With The Zahir, Paulo Coelho demonstrates not just his powerful and captivating storytelling, but also his extraordinary insight into what it is to be a human being in a world full of possibility.
9. The Witch of Portobello is the story of Athena, a mysterious young woman born in Romania, raised in Beirut and living in London. Her life is told by the many who knew her well – or hardly at all.

AUTOBIOGRAPHIES @ N.J.Y. Memorial Library

1. I AM MALALA: THE GIRL WHO STOOD UP FOR EDUCATION AND WAS SHOT BY TALIBAN, book by MALALA YOUSAFZAI with CHRISTINA LAMB

I Am Malala is a remarkable take of a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest-ever Nobel peace prize laureate, of a family ripped up by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who is a school owner, defended and encouraged his daughter to attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in the society that prizes sons.

2. PLAYING IT MY WAY by SACHIN TENDULKAR with BORIA MAJUMDAR

Playing It My Way is the autobiography of former Indian cricketer Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar. The book summerizes Tendulkar's early days, his 24 years of international career and aspects of his life that hasn't been shared publicly. It entered the Limca book of records for being the best-selling adult hardback across both fiction and non-fiction categories. In India, it broke the record set by Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs for the most people ordered biographical books.

3. BORN TO RUN by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's halftime show. The experience was so exhilarating that Bruce decided to write about it. That's how this extraordinary autobiography began. Born to Run will be revelatory for anyone who has ever enjoyed Bruce Springsteen, but this book is much more than a legendary Rick start's memoir. This is a book for workers and dreamers, parents and children, lovers and loners, freaks out anyone who has ever wanted to be baptized in the holy River of rock and roll.

New Arrival, November '18 @ N.J.Y.Memorial Library

Tulsian's Financial Management book strikes an effective balance between theory and application. It has been written in teach yourself approach. It integrates the latest trends and current practical applications in financial management.

DARE TO WIN

Link for registration :

https://goo.gl/forms/NlkBpsX9KEAAefc02

Reading Inspiration Week - Event & Book Exhibition

" The more that you read,
The more things you will know,
The more you learn,
The more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss

You are cordially invited to the 'Reading Inspiration Week' conducted at IBS Pune by the N.J.Y. Memorial Library in collaboration with the Silver Tongue Club.

There will be a book exhibition for two days at the end of which, a fun event will be conducted.

Book Exhibition
Venue: N.J.Y. Memorial Library
Date: 29th & 30th of October 2018 (Monday & Tuesday)
Timing: 10 .00a.m. - 4.00 p.m.

Event: "Dare to Win"

Event comprises of 3 rounds:

Round 1: Sense & Sensibility

This round is of 2 parts,
- Questions related to books
- Participants will be provided with an excerpt from any fiction from which they will be asked to predict what will happen next.

Round 2: The Art of Silence

One of the group members will enact a book name which, another group member should find out.

Round 3: Hamlet

An excerpt from the play (Hamlet) will be given. The excerpt will involve dialogue between any 2 characters from the play. The participants should go through the excerpt, understand it, get it in mind within given period of time & enact it.

Participants: 2 members per group

Venue: N.J.Y. Memorial Library
Date: 30th of October 2018 (Tuesday)
Timing: 3.00 p.m. - 5 .00p.m.

Link for registration :

https://goo.gl/forms/NlkBpsX9KEAAefc02


All active participants will get certificates.
There will be prizes for the winners.

We look forward to your active participation.

Our former president of India, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam A.K.A Missile Man of India has been a reading inspiration to many of us. We .J.Y memorial library are going to celebrate this week as 'Reading inspiration week'.

New Arrivals (October '18) @ N.J.Y. Memorial Library

1. Sell: The Art, the Science, the Witchcraft by Subroto Bagchi

You don't have to be in sales or marketing, you don't even have to be savvy about business to read this book. This book is an attention grabbing thesis on the art of selling ideas, products & deals.

2. The elephant catchers: Key Lessons for Breakthrough Growth by Subroto Bagchi

Author distils his years of on-the-ground learning to explore why many organizations, even those that may have a brilliant start, falter in their attempts to achieve transformational growth in their later phases. And what such organizations & their people must do to climb to the next level & beyond.

To access these books, visit N.J.Y.Memorial Library

Happy reading!

"It is, however, not to the museum, or the lecture-room, or the drawing-school, but to the library, that we must go for the completion of our humanity. It is books that bear from age to age the intellectual wealth of the world."
- Owen Meredith

N.J.Y. Memorial Library Recommends,
A SPECIAL COLLECTION
THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA (Vol. I to VIII)

These volumes are a massive collection of wisdom of India, gathered by the Ramakrishna Institute. Each volume covers different cultural heritage of India, like geography, ethics, architecture, science & technology, great epics, etc.

P.S. Please visit N.J.Y. memorial library to access THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA (Vol I to VIII)

Happy Reading!